2020 General MLB off-season

[Beau Vine 54230]

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SAN DIEGO — Major League Baseball’s investigation into the Astros likely will not be completed until after the new year, sources with knowledge of the investigation told The Athletic. The league’s department of investigations has more than 70,000 emails to examine as it tries to understand the scope of the Astros’ electronic sign-stealing efforts.

Commissioner Rob Manfred has publicly committed to a thorough investigation, placing the onus on his office to ensure that its findings can stand the test of time. A report shown to be incomplete would be a wart on the league’s credibility.

The Athletic reported in November that the 2017 Astros stole signs electronically with the aid of a center-field camera fixed on the catcher’s signs. More difficult for the league than vetting the depths of the 2017 scheme is its determination of what happened in 2018 and 2019, if anything. MLB has leads it is pursuing relating to the 2018 Astros, sources said. The violations suggested by those leads were not nearly at the same level of those that took place in ’17, and any wrongdoing, if it occurred, may have been more sporadic in nature.

The investigation, which began Nov. 12, has already raised passions across the sport, dominating the chatter at the Winter Meetings this week in San Diego. In November, owners and team presidents did not hold back at the league’s owners meetings, sources said.

Other teams want the Astros to receive severe punishments.

“This is his Landis moment,” one executive in the sport said recently of Manfred, referring to commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis’ handling of the 1919 White Sox cheating scandal.

 

[Jshep34 2308]

His landis moment, gtfo. He had no spine when the red sox and yankees were caught. Cant hammer 1 franchise when others have been caught.

[spystud13 2371]

3/$9.125M for Lindblom to Mil. 

2/$24M for Roark to Tor. 

[Helobious 9454]

19 minutes ago, Jshep34 said:

His landis moment, gtfo. He had no spine when the red sox and yankees were caught. Cant hammer 1 franchise when others have been caught.

I like how Astros fans try and act like what the Astros were doing is the exact same as what other teams have been caught doing.

[spystud13 2371]

1/$10M for Treinen to LAD. 

[Beau Vine 54230]

1 hour ago, Helobious said:

I like how Astros fans try and act like what the Astros were doing is the exact same as what other teams have been caught doing.

I like how some Astros fans ignore that when Manfred announced the Boston penalty, he stated "Moreover, all 30 Clubs have been notified that future violations of this type will be subject to more serious sanctions, including the possible loss of draft picks," and yet the Astros were doing their thing in the Fahrquar game (which is a smoking gun if I've ever seen one) literally 7 days after that announcement.  

[BigOrange1 6438]

 

[BigOrange1 6438]

nevermind -- fake account.

Edited December 12, 2019 by BigOrange1

[Beau Vine 54230]

 

[shnsajax 3591]

nevermind -- fake account.

Fake Ken Rosenthal account gets me every time.

[TonyTexas 10515]

3 minutes ago, shnsajax said:

 

Fake Ken Rosenthal account gets me every time.

 

The Rosenthal tweet was legit. The deleted done deal tweet was fake. 

[spystud13 2371]

He gets same deal as Stras, 7/$245M. 

[spystud13 2371]

3% (standard agent cut) of the three big deals is $24.42M. Decent week for Mr. Boras. 

[Patrick Bateman 3916]

Shocking Heyman got the scoop....lol.

 

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

8 minutes ago, spystud13 said:

3% (standard agent cut) of the three big deals is $24.42M. Decent week for Mr. Boras. 

 

[TonyTexas 10515]

20 minutes ago, spystud13 said:

3% (standard agent cut) of the three big deals is $24.42M. Decent week for Mr. Boras. 

It’s good to be Boras. It’s better to be Cole, Strasburg and Rendon

Edited December 12, 2019 by TonyTexas

[tx 3 putt 76958]

34 minutes ago, Seasick Sailor said:

 

 

that's a ton of blow and hookers 

[Beau Vine 54230]

 

[Pig Bellmont 8719]

Hate to see Rendon leave the Nats, but once they paid Stras, we all knew he was heading out 

[Pig Bellmont 8719]

Local (to DC) NBC Sports was wish casting trade deals to get Bryant from the Cubs

[Jameslaw121 4448]

Somewhat off topic - but has anyone else had problems streaming the MLB network? I usually have it on on one of my TV's in my office at work, but it hasn't worked the last few days.

 

[spystud13 2371]

 

 

 

[youdunnf'dup 2147]

And the Red Sox have a rebuttal for the Gerrit Cole deal.

 

[Goo Punch 4275]

Josh Donaldson's mom is excited, among other things.

 

[TonyTexas 10515]

Manfred threatening to do away with MILB. https://mlb.nbcsports.com/2019/12/14/major-league-baseball-threatens-to-walk-away-from-minor-league-baseball-entirely/

 

[Cooder 37]

Has the 3 batter minimum for pitchers officially been implemented? If so, I imagine relief pitchers will be cramping a lot this season. Also, what a stupid fucking rule.

[TonyTexas 10515]

4 minutes ago, Cooder said:

Has the 3 batter minimum for pitchers officially been implemented? If so, I imagine relief pitchers will be cramping a lot this season. Also, what a stupid fucking rule.

So you enjoy sitting through multiple pitching changes in the same inning?

[Cooder 37]

So you enjoy sitting through multiple pitching changes in the same inning?

It’s a part of baseball whether I enjoy it or not. I would rather my team be able to go with the best matchup.

Now if a pitcher comes in during a high leverage situation and doesn’t have it, he has to pitch to that 3rd batter after walking the first 2 because rulez.

If you take bigger issue with too many pitching changes over that then well, I have nothing for you.


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[Pato del Muerto 52499]

Shoulder soreness, removed as a precaution.  Twice in one half inning. 

[spystud13 2371]

Can’t get Rendon? Fuck it, burn it down. 

 

 

[spystud13 2371]

Please, please tell me this has always been this guy’s Twitter avi. 

 

[youdunnf'dup 2147]

 

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

 

[Scraps 13561]

MadBum 5 yrs to Arizona

[Scraps 13561]

Bumgarner to #Dbacks, five years, $85M, $15M deferred, sources tell The Athletic. First with agreement: @JeffPassan.

[tx 3 putt 76958]

WoW

[Beau Vine 54230]

1 hour ago, Scraps said:

Bumgarner to #Dbacks, five years, $85M, $15M deferred, sources tell The Athletic. First with agreement: @JeffPassan.

That is a lot cheaper than I expected.  Great deal for the DBacks.  He will help out their young pitchers, too.  

[Beau Vine 54230]

5 hours ago, Seasick Sailor said:

 

That also seems ridiculously cheap in an offseason where a pitcher got $300M+.

[Chuckie Finster 22694]

20 hours ago, Seasick Sailor said:

 

This return is so light that it has me questioning whether the Indians think Kluber's arm will fall off in April.  

[APMP 688]

Kluber is only under contract for one year right?

[youdunnf'dup 2147]

45 minutes ago, APMP said:

Kluber is only under contract for one year right?

Pretty sure it’s two years

[Dr Fear 1268]

8 minutes ago, youdunnf'dup said:

Pretty sure it’s two years

2020-21 is a team option for $18 million with a $1 million buyout.

https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/texas-rangers/corey-kluber-8504/

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

1 minute ago, Dr Fear said:

2020-21 is a team option for $18 million with a $1 million buyout.

https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/texas-rangers/corey-kluber-8504/

Pretty sure I read somewhere that the team option was converted to a vesting option as part of the trade. 

[Dr Fear 1268]

2 minutes ago, Seasick Sailor said:

Pretty sure I read somewhere that the team option was converted to a vesting option as part of the trade. 

 

[clapclapclap 9000]

18 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

That also seems ridiculously cheap in an offseason where a pitcher got $300M+.

Trade didn't include the Kluber elves.

[spystud13 2371]

Fat Joe is still convinced Swihart will be Bell’s roommate. 

[Pato del Muerto 52499]

Add joely Rodriguez to the impressive stockpile

[Sbbruin 21853]

22 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

That is a lot cheaper than I expected.  Great deal for the DBacks.  He will help out their young pitchers, too.  

5 years for MadBum is the reason.  He may have 2-3 left in him.  That's probably why he didn't break the $100 mil mark

[Pig Bellmont 8719]

On 12/15/2019 at 4:52 PM, Scraps said:

MadBum 5 yrs to Arizona

That’s a lot of years

[Beau Vine 54230]

1 hour ago, Sbbruin said:

5 years for MadBum is the reason.  He may have 2-3 left in him.  That's probably why he didn't break the $100 mil mark

Bumgarner is younger than Kershaw.